Type: | town |
Pantapin | |
State: | wa |
Lga: | Shire of Quairading |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 9 |
Coordinates: | -31.95°N 117.65°W |
Postcode: | 6384 |
Est: | 1913 |
Elevation: | 344 |
Stategov: | Central Wheatbelt |
Fedgov: | O'Connor |
Dist1: | 191 |
Dir1: | east |
Location1: | Perth |
Dist2: | 26 |
Dir2: | east |
Location2: | Quairading |
Dist3: | 36 |
Dir3: | south |
Location3: | Kellerberrin |
Pantapin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The town originated as a railway siding that was planned in 1912 as part of the Quairading to Bruce Rock line.The town was initially named Ulakain, after a nearby well, and was gazetted under that name in 1914.
The name proved problematiccausing mail and goods to go missing, according to the residentsand was changed in 1921.